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CHART 6

Timeline: number of suicide bombing attacks, by four main perpetrator groups from September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2002

CHART 6 (cont)

Timeline: number of suicide bombing attacks, by four main perpetrator groups from September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2002

CHART 7

Timeline: victims killed in suicide bombing attacks, by four main perpetrator groups from September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2002

CHART 7 (cont.)

Timeline: victims killed in suicide bombing attacks, by four main perpetrator groups from September 30, 2000 - August 31, 2002

CHART 8

Hamas: Basic Statistics

 

Hamas

Joint1

Number of suicide bombings claimed

22 of 60 total (37%)

2

Attacks in which targets were civilian, indiscriminate, and/or disproportionate

18

 

Number of victims killed

168 (64%)

18

Civilian victims killed2

153

18

Number of victims wounded (minimum estimates)

986 (52%)

60

1 Attacks for which more than one group claimed responsibility. Hamas and Islamic Jihad issued competing claims for responsibility for the August 9, 2001 attack on the Sbarro pizzeria. Hamas and the PFLP issued competing claims for the May 19, 2002 attack on the Netanya market.

2 Data on the status of victims is based on information from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3 This category refers to incidents in which the suicide attack was committed by a bomber during the process of apprehension by the authorities. The intended target of the bomber is thus unknown.

CHART 9

The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades: Basic Statistics

 

Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades

Joint1

Number claimed

16 of 60 total (27%)

1

Attacks in which targets were civilian, indiscriminate, and/or disproportionate

12

1

Number of victims killed

38 (15%)

4

Civilian victims killed2

36

4

Number of victims wounded (minimum estimates)

435 (23%)

25

1 Attacks for which more than one group claimed responsibility. The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Islamic Jihad both claimed responsibility for a July 17, 2002 attack near Tel Aviv railway station.

2 Data on the status of victims is based on information from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3 The category refers to incidents in which the suicide attack was committed by a bomber during the process of apprehension by the authorities. The intended target of the bomber is thus unknown.

CHART 10

PFLP: Basic Statistics

 

PFLP

Joint1

Number of suicide bombings claimed

3 of 60 total (5%)

1

Attacks in which targets were civilian, indiscriminate, and/or disproportionate

2

1

Number of victims killed

3 (1%)

3

Civilian victims killed2

3

3

Number of victims wounded (minimum estimates)

47 (1%)

30

1 Attacks for which more than one group claimed responsibility. The PFLP and Hamas issued competing claims for the May 19, 2002 attack on the Netanya market.

2 Data on the status of victims is based on information from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3 This category refers to incidents in which the suicide attack was committed by a bomber during the process of apprehension by the authorities. The intended target of the bomber is thus unknown.

CHART 11

Islamic Jihad: Basic Statistics

 

Islamic Jihad

Joint1

Number of suicide bombings claimed

12 of 60 total (20%)

2

Attacks in which targets were civilian, indiscriminate, and/or disproportionate

11

2

Number of victims killed

31 (12%)

19

Civilian victims killed2

12

19

Number of victims wounded (minimum estimates)

206 (11%)

55

1Attacks for which more than one group claimed responsibility. Islamic Jihad and Hamas issued competing claims of responsibility for the August 9, 2001 attack on the Sbarro pizzeria. The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Islamic Jihad both claimed responsibility for a July 17, 2002 attack near Tel Aviv railway station

2 Data on the status of victims is based on information from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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